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Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke GCMG KCVO KBE KStJ (Sinhala: ශ්රිමත් ඔලිවර් ගුණතිලක) (20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) was a Sri Lankan statesman. Having served as an important figure in the gradual independence of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka ) from Britain, he became the third Governor-General of Ceylon ...
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The largest part of Sri Lankan literature was written in the Sinhala language, but there is a considerable number of works in other languages used in Sri Lanka over the millennia (including Tamil, Pāli, and English). However, the languages used in ancient times were very different from the language used in Sri Lanka now.
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Hela Hawula' was formed as the only organization in Sri Lanka to protect and uplift the Sinhala language, Sinhala land and Sinhala culture. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 'Hela Hawula' has been recognized as a statutory body by the adoption of the Hela Hawula Establishment Act No. 38 in the Parliament of Sri Lanka Act No. 1992.
Cyril C. Perera (3 June 1923 – 4 September 2016) was a Sri Lankan author of Sinhala literature who was well known for his translations of world literature into Sinhalese. [1] His translations included novels, short stories, poems, stage plays, and children's literature .
[2] He also started writing novels after dropping out of the newspaper industry. He became popular with his first novel Golu Hadawatha which is about a romantic love story between two school-going students in a mixed school. [3] [4] The novel received critical reception and also won the State Literary Award for the best novel category.
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